An Opportunity for High Speed Rail in Canada Royal Military College of Canada Canadian Institute of Guided Ground Transport

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Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Hurley, W. J., author.

Conference Name:

1989 Conference and Exposition on Future Transportation Technology (1989-08-07 : Vancouver, Canada)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1989

Summary:

This paper examines the efficiency of a high speed rail system relative to the air system over distances where rail offers a competitive transit time. As an example we consider the corridor between Toronto and Montreal. The basic result is that high speed rail is the low cost technology over relatively low demand levels.The profitability of a HSR investment is evaluated using the criterion of Net Present Value. Given the structure of our analysis, the Net Present Value is very sensitive to the revenue assumption. This suggests a role for public sector financial involvement

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891701

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